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Albuquerque, NM

So on 9/29 my pumpkin was 235 ott, today 10/12 it is 232 ott... It's still on the vine although the vine is dry and done. I've been covering it every night it's been cold and letting it get sun during the day. Not been watering much as the vine seemed done a week ago. But I didn't expect it to shrink!?

10/12/2012 10:23:14 AM

El Paso TX.

Might have sunk into the soil a bit or your original measurement was in a valley on the grounds surface or could be rounding off of the measurements or perhaps you taped in a bit of a different spot a 3" discrepancy in a 230+\- OTT is not really much when you consider all of the slight variances that can be introduced !

10/12/2012 10:48:52 AM

Albuquerque, NM

I've taped it the same all summer and it always goes up, this is the first time it went down. So I think it is just shrinking before weigh- off next week. Argh!

10/12/2012 12:17:31 PM

Nova Scotia

I get shrinkage when I put mine in cold water.

10/12/2012 1:24:05 PM

Albuquerque, NM

Hahaha....Why am I not surprised, I knew I was tempting fate when I made that post!

10/12/2012 2:41:11 PM

Zurich, Ontario Canada

You must have watched the seinfeld episode!!!!!!!

10/12/2012 10:33:38 PM

Anchorage Alaska

lol..

10/13/2012 12:42:54 AM